CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Fighting Illini women's tennis team wrapped up day one of competition at the ITA Midwest Regionals at Atkins Tennis Center. A strong day of singles competition saw six Illini compete, including three debuts in the Orange and Blue, and four players advancing to the round of 32 singles play tomorrow afternoon.
"It was really nice to see our team compete today and it was especially nice to be on our home courts. Overall, I thought the team competed really well and I was pleased with their first performance of the season" head coach Evan Clark said.
Freshmen Kasia Treiber and Megan Heuser, along with juniors Ashley Yeah and Josie Frazier, after receiving first round byes, won their matches in the round of 64 to advance to the round of 32. Round of 32 matches will be held tomorrow morning at 11:30 a.m. CT.
"The upperclassmen did a great job setting the tone and it was great to see the 3 freshmen get their first wins as Illini" head coach Evan Clark said.
Senior Shivani Ingle and freshman Kida Ferrari both won first-round matches to advance to the round of 64, but both fell in their respective matches. Both will continue play tomorrow in the singles consolation bracket, while Ferrari will team up with fellow freshman Kasia Treiber in the doubles competition.
"Tomorrow will be a tougher day and we will look to continue to get better and better each day of the tournament" head coach Evan Clark said.
Results will be posted on the ITA website following all matches, and matches on the north courts will be live streamed all day here. Live stats will be available Sunday only.
RESULTS AND SCORES
Round of 128 Singles: Shivani Ingle def. Katarina Drazic (Chicago State) 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
Round of 128 Singles: Kida Ferrari def. Amanda Tabanera (Valparaiso) 6-0, 7-5
Round of 64 Singles: Agnes Gustafsson (UIC) def. Shivani Ingle 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
Round of 64 Singles: Ashley Yeah def. Othilia Brodin (Illinois State) 6-1, 6-0
Round of 64 Singles: Ema Lazic (Northwestern) def. Kida Ferrari 7-5, 7-6 (5)
Round of 64 Singles: Josie Frazier def. Annika Vetter (Bowling Green) 6-1, 6-2
Round of 64 Singles: Kasia Treiber def. Marija Jovicic (Depaul) 6-1, 6-1
Round of 64 Singles: Megan Heuser def. Katarina Dukic (Chicago State) 6-3, 6-0
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Round of 32 Doubles: Heuser/Yeah vs. Abreu/Damnjanovic (Illinois State) 9 a.m. CT
Round of 32 Doubles: Treiber/Ferrari vs. Silveira/Karg (Bowling Green) 9 a.m. CT
Round of 16 Doubles: Immediatley following round of 32 doubles at 10 a.m. CT
Round of 32 Singles: Ashley Yeah vs. Olivia Czerwonka (Valparaiso) 11:30 a.m. CT
Round of 32 Singles: Josie Frazier vs. Sloane Teske (Toledo) 11:30 a.m. CT
Round of 32 Singles: Kasia Treiber vs. Hannah McColgan (Northwestern) 11:30 a.m. CT
Round of 32 Singles: Megan Heuser vs. Maria Olivia Castendo (Notre Dame) 11:30 a.m. CT
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